The 54,770 sq ft former Haldane Foodsd building, which includes various cold stores, at Interchange Park, Newport Pagnell is being offered freehold through by Lambert Smith Hampton.

Adrian Golby is to become the managing director of warehouse automation specialist Kardex UK.

Reading articles in Logistics Manager over the past two issues, I have come across a number which combine to highlight some real issues with regional development across the UK.

Simpson Strong-Tie a specialist in connectors for the construction industry has awarded its UK distribution contract to Palletways.

NYK Logistics is to provide the sub-assembly and sequencing operation for Grupo Antolin, which supplies headliners for Honda’s CR-V, Civic and Civic Type S in the UK.

Spending on logistics services across the automotive, consumer, pharmaceutical, retail and technology industries is set to increase by 30 billion euros over the next five years as the size of outsourced logistics market grows by 33 per cent, according to

Pallet network Fortec saw traffic volume rise 15 per cent last year – equal to an additional 65,000 pallets.

ColorMatrix has chosen TNT to distribute its colourants for the plastics industry in a deal worth £1m each year.

Holistica, the joint venture between APL Logistics and Christian Salvesen, has appointed Gareth Jenkins solutions director.

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